cognoscente

(käg′nə s̸hen′tē, kôg′nə-, kän′yə-)

a person with special knowledge in some field, esp. in the fine arts

Origin: It, orig. prp. of conoscere, to know < L cognoscere: see cognition

See cognoscente in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. co·gno·scen·ti (-tē)

A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete Italian

Origin: , from Latin cognōscēns, cognōscent-

Origin: , present participle of cognōscere, to know; see cognition

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